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Prang Stick Printing Dyes, Box 1

Description: One boxed dye set entitled Prang Stick Printing Dyes, Box 1, manufactured by The Prang Company, New York, Chicago, Boston, ca. 1920. As stated on the underside of the lid, the set is comprised of "6 sticks, 3 color caps, 9 pads." All 6 sticks are present, as are the three color caps. The directions are printed on the underside of the lid.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1920
Call number: ephKAEE
Creator: Korzenik, Diana (1941-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Diana Korzenik, August 1997.

Prang Stick Printing Dyes: Box No. 1

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One boxed dye set entitled Prang Stick Printing Dyes: Box No. 1, manufactured by The Prang Company, New York, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta ,and Dallas, ca. 1910. As stated on the box lid, the set is comprised of "3 color caps (12 pads); 1 water cap (4 pads); 6 printing sticks." Five of the printing sticks remain; some of the color caps have been used. All four "tins" of color and water caps have been used, as have the sticks. The directions for use are printed on the lid.

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Prang Dek-All

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One boxed paint set entitled Prang Dek-All, manufactured by the American Crayon Company, Sandusky, Ohio and New York, ca. 1935. The subtitle on the box lid reads: "A thermo-setting color for decorating glass, metal, china, plastic and similar surfaces." The set is comprised of 6 bottles of paints, illustrated instructions, a paintbrush and two small wooden sticks for application. The kit is housed within an illustrated paperboard box.

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Waldcraft Peg Printing Set

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One boxed dye set entitled Waldcraft Peg Printing Set, manufactured by the Waldcraft Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, ca. 1920. The set is comprised of three dye tins and 6 wooden pegs. The set is housed in a paperboard box; the lid is illustrated with an image of two children using a dye set.

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Donald Duck Paint Box

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One boxed watercolor paint set entitled Donald Duck Paint Box, manufactured by Transogram, Inc., New York and Walt Disney Productions, 1950. The set is comprised of 12 molded star-shaped cakes of watercolor paints and one paintbrush, housed within a decorated tin box. The paints are affixed to the bottom of the box, and printed within the center (on paper) is: "Donald Duck Paint Set, No. 1422." The underside of the hinged lid bears black, red and white images of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy and Dopey. At the bottom of the underside of the lid is printed "A Transogram Gold Medal Craft Set" and "[copyright symbol] Walt Disney Productions." "Copyright 1950 Walt Disney Productions" is printed at the bottom of the top lid illustration. Images of Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse painting feature on the top lid.

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Five sets of boxed colored crayons manufactured by the Prang Company

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Five sets of boxed colored crayons manufactured by the Prang Company, New York, Chicago, and Dallas. All are housed in brown and white paperboard boxes. Set 5: Prang Pastellex, No. 7 (8 wax crayons) Set 6: Prang Crayonex, No. 4 (16 wax crayons) Set 7: Prang Crayonex, No. 3 (8 wax crayons) Set 8: The Prang Art Education Crayons, Set No. 2 (8 wax crayons) Set 9: Prang Art Education Crayons, No. 2 (8 wax crayons) "M.S." is written in ms., in pencil, on Set No. 7.

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Our Children’s Favorite Paint Box

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One boxed set of watercolor paints entitled Our Children's Favorite Paint Box, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1895. The set is comprised of 18 cakes of watercolor paint, two porcelain dishes, and two thin sticks of charcoal. The paints are contained within wooden dividers, and are embossed with an image of an eagle. The set is housed within a wooden box with a sliding lid. A chromolithograph with labeled scenes of monuments and buildings in various American cities is mounted to the lid. One of the images is labeled "Chicago-Exhibition 1893." "Made in Germany" is printed on the image as well.

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